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Element Solutions (Element Solutions) Debt-to-EBITDA : 5.30 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Element Solutions Debt-to-EBITDA?

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Element Solutions's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $27 Mil. Element Solutions's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,921 Mil. Element Solutions's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $368 Mil. Element Solutions's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 5.30.

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt. According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.

The historical rank and industry rank for Element Solutions's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

ESI' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.95   Med: 9.31   Max: 23.43
Current: 5.64

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Element Solutions was 23.43. The lowest was 3.95. And the median was 9.31.

ESI's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
77.33% of 1222 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 2.225 vs ESI: 5.64

Element Solutions Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Element Solutions's Debt-to-EBITDA can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Element Solutions Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Element Solutions Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.98 5.01 4.10 3.95 5.64

Element Solutions Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.36 4.28 5.05 12.32 5.30

Competitive Comparison of Element Solutions's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Element Solutions's Debt-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-EBITDA data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Element Solutions's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Element Solutions's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Element Solutions's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Element Solutions Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Element Solutions's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(26.5 + 1921) / 345.1
=5.64

Element Solutions's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(26.5 + 1921) / 367.6
=5.30

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

In the calculation of annual Debt-to-EBITDA, the EBITDA of the last fiscal year is used. In calculating the annualized quarterly data, the EBITDA data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) EBITDA data.


Element Solutions  (NYSE:ESI) Debt-to-EBITDA Explanation

In the calculation of Debt-to-EBITDA, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by EBITDA. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.


Be Aware

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt.

According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.


Element Solutions Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Element Solutions (Element Solutions) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
500 East Broward Boulevard, Suite 1860, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA, 33394
Element Solutions Inc is a specialty chemicals company whose businesses supply a broad range of solutions that enhance the performance of products people use every day. The company has two segments which are Electronics and Industrial & Specialty. The Industrial & Specialty segment researches, formulates and sells specialty chemicals and process technologies that enhance surfaces or improve industrial processes in diverse industrial sectors from automotive trim to transcontinental infrastructure and from high-speed printing to high-design faucets. The electronics segment researches, formulates and sells specialty chemicals and material process technologies for all types of electronics hardware, from complex printed circuit board designs to semiconductor packaging.
Executives
Nichelle Maynard-elliott director PLATFORM SPECIALTY PRODUCTS CORPORATION, 383 MAIN AVENUE, NORWALK CT 06851
Michael Goralski officer: See Remarks 383 MAIN AVENUE, 6TH FLOOR, NORWALK CT 06851
Benjamin Gliklich officer: VP Corporate Dev, Finance & IR 245 FREIGHT STREET, WATERBURY CT 06702
Carey J. Dorman officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O ELEMENT SOLUTIONS INC, 383 MAIN AVENUE, 6TH FLOOR, NORWALK CT 06851
Martin E Franklin director C/O MARIPOSA CAPITAL, LLC, 5200 BLUE LAGOON DRIVE, SUITE 855, MIAMI FL 33126
Elyse Napoli Filon director 383 MAIN AVENUE, 6TH FLOOR, NORWALK CT 06851
Scot Benson officer: President - Perf. Solutions 245 FREIGHT STREET, WATERBURY CT 06702
Joseph J. D'ambrisi officer: SVP and Head of Electronics 383 MAIN AVENUE, 6TH FLOOR, NORWALK CT 06851
Patricia Mount officer: VP, Program Mgt & Integration JARDEN CORPORATION, 555 THEODORE FREMD AVENUE, RYE NY 10580
Christopher T. Fraser director 9555 WEST SAM HOUSTON PARKWAY SOUTH, SUITE 600, HOUSTON TX 77099
Ashken Ian G H director C/O MARIPOSA CAPITAL, LLC, 5200 BLUE LAGOON DRIVE, SUITE 855, MIAMI FL 33126
John Edward Capps officer: EVP, General Counsel & Sec. 2381 EXECUTIVE CENTER DRIVE, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Rakesh Sachdev officer: Chief Executive Officer 3050 SPRUCE STREET, ST LOUIS MO 63103
Pershing Square Capital Management, L.p. director, 10 percent owner 787 11TH AVENUE, 9TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
John David Tolbert officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 345 S HIGH STREET, STE 201, MUNCIE IN 47305